Public Health

The United States' attempt "to control the political agenda of Venezuela has had devastating consequences for hundreds of people undergoing treatment."

If the Biden administration doesn't reinstate mask and distancing guidelines, one expert warned, "we could well be on our way to another national surge—and one that was entirely foreseen and entirely preventable."

Following the vote, Rep. Debbie Dingell said that "we are one step closer to protecting the health of Americans"

"Global leaders like President Biden cannot ignore the deadly pandemic and gross inequalities in vaccine distribution that are the backdrop of the Olympics this year."

"None of us is safe until all of us are safe. The tragedy of this pandemic is that it could have been under control by now, if vaccines had been allocated more equitably."

"Wildfires in Siberia have now burned through 3.7 million acres of land, destroying vast swaths of forest. We are in a climate emergency."

"The pandemic is a test and the world is failing," said the head of the World Health Organization.

"It's bad information" about vaccines that is killing people, the president said.

"Our kids depend on the people around them being protected, being vaccinated in order to shield them from the virus," said Dr. Vivek Murthy.